MLB · 2026
Athletics5th AL West - .386 pct vTue 25 Aug, 9:40 PM EDT Minnesota Twins2nd AL Central - .492 pct
Match resultAthletics 45%Minnesota 55%
What this game means
The two ways this game can go. Pick a result to see where it leaves every race each club is in.
At projected kickoff, this game is expected to move their regular-season chances by 2% on average. The result scenarios below are conditional on today's forecast cutoff, showing where each result leads from this forecast.
The result is worth up to 9 points in the Playoffs race.
Minnesota Twins
Playoffs30%
Division13%
Pennantseason odds3%
Byeseason odds8%
Athletics winPlayoffsMinnesota Twins30%24%▼ -6
Minnesota winPlayoffsMinnesota Twins30%33%▲ +3
The race they're in
Two races at once: their division, and the wild card behind it.
AL Central · winner qualifies direct
DivisionW-LPCTGB
1White SoxDivision75%66-60.524-2MinnesotaDivision13%63-65.49243ClevelandDivision7%61-66.4805.5AL West · winner qualifies direct
DivisionW-LPCTGB
1HoustonDivision60%63-63.500-2TexasDivision24%62-64.49215AthleticsDivision<1%49-78.38614.5The wild card · top 6 in the American League qualify
PlayoffsW-LPCTWCGB
6MinnesotaPlayoffs30%63-65.492-Playoff line
7TexasPlayoffs34%62-64.492-15AthleticsPlayoffs<1%49-78.38613.5